Green Jade Games: Arcade Skill Games and K.O. Slots

Green Jade Games entered the market in 2017 and made an immediate impression with game technology it had built entirely in-house.

Its catalogue rests on three pillars:

• Video slots: familiar formats with extra twists and bonus features.
• Knock Out (K.O.) slots: the studio's signature product. The Skill Balance Pot mechanic lets players smash chosen symbols off the grid so that Loot Chests line up, paying cash, free spins or both. The K.O. step is now automated, so the best available Loot Chest prize is always selected.
• Arcade Skill games: titles that mix chance with skill and give players more say in how rounds and payouts turn out.

Proprietary technology has always been central to the studio. In several games, focus and good decisions can improve the result. If a player misses a win or chooses not to take it, the money goes back into the game for another player to claim, which adds a shared, competitive layer to the experience.

The studio has a short history, but it has moved quickly:

Co-founder Benedict McDonagh runs the studio as CEO, having previously held senior roles at well-known casino and sportsbook brands.

Key people

• Benedict McDonagh: CEO and co-founder
• Jesper Kärrbrink: Chairman
• Mark Taffler: Chief Commercial Officer

The portfolio targets players who want skill-based, gamified play alongside traditional casino games. It currently holds 23 titles, and the studio has announced a pipeline of further Arcade Skill games to expand it.

Most arcade titles offer two betting modes:

• Bet per level: the classic format, with one wager for each level played.
• Bet in-game (BIG): a faster, more gambling-focused mode that raises the betting cadence by up to 50 times.

Every game is built in HTML5, so the whole range works on mobile and desktop.

Unusual features have made the studio's arcade games and slots popular across many online casinos. Four titles stand out.

Green Jade competes on its own game mechanics. With the Skill Balance Pot, winnings a player leaves behind by not playing optimally are shared with other players or returned to the same player when they next win. Bet-in-Game modes, free spins and similar features help the studio appeal to different generations of players with very different tastes.

Because the games are built in HTML5, they keep their full visual and audio quality on phones and tablets, whatever the operating system.

Multipliers, bonus games and free spins feature throughout the portfolio. For casino-wide campaigns, our standalone bonus system lets you add loyalty points, custom player levels and gamification elements around the studio's games.

As a licensed and regulated supplier, Green Jade protects player data and payments with current encryption, security protocols and firewalls.

Its licences come from the UK Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority. Both regulators examine a supplier's software and security in depth before approving it, and Green Jade met their requirements, so players can trust its arcade games and slots to be fair and safe.

At the B2B Virtual Awards 2020 the young studio was shortlisted in two categories:

• Skill Games Supplier
• Innovation in RNG Casino Software

• 888Casino
• Entain
• Betsson
• OPAP
• Microgame

Green Jade content is available through our casino API. A single integration brings in the current catalogue, and future releases arrive automatically. You can place them alongside 3,600+ games from 170+ game providers in our games aggregation catalogue, giving players both skill-based arcade titles and classic slots.

Skill-based content works best when players understand it. Many operators give arcade titles a dedicated lobby category, mirroring the studio's own Arcade Lobby, and use short explainer banners for the K.O. mechanic. Because the games run in 23 languages, the same set can be rolled out across several markets without extra localisation work.